Waste disposal device



NOV. 29, 1949' J, DAVENPORT 2,489,562

WASTE DISPOSAL DEVICE Filed Feb. 28, 1948 INVENTOR. 4. F. DAV EN PORT ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 29, 1949 UNITED OFFICE DISPOSAL DEVICE ...l-ohnF..Daizenp.ort, Birmingham, Ala.v

'Applioation February 28, 1948, Serial No,211, 979- (c1..2.4s .-12s) ;7.-Giaims. .1

This invention :relates, to waste disposal, and more-particularly.to.'a rackror standtonsupporting orholding :a ..papertbag;orrother:containenin the kitchen or in any othercconvenienhlocation so .thatdiscardedifoodtor. other waste, matter may readily beidepositeda therein.

The disposal ofiwaste including-scraps.- .ofrfood from the dining room table and elsewhere has been. a; problemand-attempts; have-been made-3170 solve the same by the, placingofzsmallabagspr other receptacles -.into .which scraps-may heareceived in the. sink: onon the drain boardin readily accessible-position. I

When there have been-relativelydarge vquantities of-waste discarded it hasfrequently leeencustomary to deposit the=samein-largespa perrhags or in other receptacles: onzor'near the sink. This required extra eifort:and-.-c0nseqnentinconvenience, including the wiping up-,.of--lealsage.. .Also, it has been necessary-to hold-the :mouthoi-the bag in full expanded position whileidepositing material thereinto and whemthe :bag \was. ,per.- mitted to rest'upon thedrain :board orsink it frequently became damp and-consequently .re-

duced in strength with the resultant .loss or. v

tion in order that waste products may be conveniently placed therein, an'd'with the bottomof the bag spaced above thesur-facesupporting the rack in order that the same "may be protected fromliquid or other material thereon.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a simple,light weight, inexpensive and conveniently usable rack which is particularly adapted for supporting a paper bag or similar receptacle for the disposal of waste in such a manner that the waste may be conveniently placed therein and thereby disposed of and protected.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective of the device;

Fig. 2, a perspective of a modification thereof showing a bag in phantom supported thereby;

,Fig. 53,, asseetiononi the 1i, ofz-Fig. l;--and,

Fig. 4, a section on theline l lieefflig. 2., Referring to the drawings, the waste disposal device; includes a base {-33 :and-a lower-supporting ring H spaced aboyezthe- 132.56bY-LHGQBJS'OfaIBgS l2 extending upwardly and inwardly-therefrom. Uprights-.01; posts lfieattached to-thebase; t8: and having return bends M with g-portio-ns; extending therefrom are attached toran upper supporting ring l 5 .inorder .to support; the same in, spaced relation, from r the base l-El and-lower supporting ring. H.

In order that the deviceshall be reasonably stable, the base H1, is preferably relatively broad. The leg memb ers. l 2. include substantially, parallel end portionsztfi-andi Hjoinedbyatransuersecdnnesting portion kg,

The. end portions E I may be of greater length than the end portions 56 andarapositionedsub.- stantially 1 in .the .plane. of .the. lower. supporting ring ll in order to, provide an extended supporting surf-ace. for thelower.pcrtionorzhottoin-ofth receptacle. supported,

Although. the...npright .tdand portions, 536 are shownas straight.membersconnectedby. a return bend, it .is. apparent. that .the member .may he of other shapes provided that the supporting rings are .,positioned substantially as..'shown that the uprightsdo. notinterfere with-"thelfunctioning ofthedevice.

iIt-.isLcontemplatedj'that the members of. the (tee vice will be, of wire .errodand, preferably of or coated withinaterial which is notsusoeptibleto corrosion. TI-Iowever, the'inventicn is not limited to material .o'fthistype, as strip material or the like might be. employed. lifurthermore, lthe base of the "devica'including members til/1i I, and 5 maybe stampedfrom onepieceof sheet material and haveattached to itthe uprights it. which may be of strips, or the'like and integral :or separable In the 'drawings'the members are 'di'sclosed'in Figs. 1 and 3 as joined by butt welds and in Figs. 2 and 4 by means of lap welds.

The invention is not limited to the specific number of elements, such as the legs I2 or the uprights [3 shown, it being apparent that fewer or more could be used in each case, four of each beingshown in Fig. 2. The invention is likewise not limited to the exact form of the elements but contemplates reasonable variations therefrom.

In one method of using the device, as disclosed in Fig. 1, a paper bag or the like may be slipped over the upper ring l5 and its bottom placed on the lower supporting ring II and legs I2. An-' other method of use, as illustrated in Fig. 2, includes tucking the edge of the bag opening over the ring inwardly of the bag, except where the ring is attached to the portions l4. Bags of various size may be accommodated, their variations in length being compensated for by the amount of the bag folded over at the top in order that the bottom thereof may rest on the support. In this position the bag may be readily used as a receptacle for material and at the same time will be kept out of contact with the surface on which the support Ill rests in order to prevent wetting of the bag if the support is not dry. When the bag is substantially filled, it may be easily removed and disposed of and another substituted.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes may be made in the invention without departing from the spirit and scope thereof and therefore the invention is not limited by that which is shown in the drawings and described in the specification but only as indicated in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A wire rack for supporting a flexible receptacle comprising a broad circular base, a plurality of leg members attached to said base and extending upwardly and inwardly therefrom, a lower supporting ring of smaller diameter than the base and supported by the leg members above the base with its axis coincident with the axis thereof, a plurality of upwardly extending posts attached to said base, and having return bends at their upper extremities with portions extending therefrom, and an upper supporting ring of a smaller diameter than the base and larger than the lower supporting ring attached to' the extremity of the return bend portions and with its axis coincident with the axes of the base and lower supporting rings.

2. A wire rack for supporting a flexible receptacle comprising a base, a plurality of leg members attached to said base and extending upwardly and inwardly therefrom, a lower supporting ring supported by the leg members above the base, a plurality of upwardly extending posts attached to said base, and an upper supporting ring attached to said posts in spaced relation thereto whereby said upper ring may be disposed within said receptacle to provide a support therefor.

3. In a wire rack for supporting a flexible receptacle, a member for supporting the bottom of said receptacle and comprising a broad circular base, leg members attached to said base and having parallel end portions offset by a central transverse connecting portion, one of the end portions of each being of greater length than the other, and a supporting ring of smaller size than the base attached to the longer end portions of the legs and spaced above said base with its axis coincident with that of the base, whereby an extended supporting surface for the receptacle is we provided by means of said supporting ring and the longer end portions of said legs.

4. In a wire rack for supporting a flexible receptacle, a member for supporting the bottom of said receptacle and comprising a circular base, leg members attached to said base and having parallel end portions offset by a central transverse connecting portion, and a supporting ring attached to the legs and spaced above said base with its axis coincident with that of the base, whereby an extended supporting surface for the receptacle is provided by means of said supporting ring and the end portions of said legs.

5. A rack for a flexible receptacle comprising a lower member consisting of a base and a substantially parallel lower supporting ring spaced therefrom by a plurality of struts, a plurality of upstanding members attached to said lower member and having offset portions depending there from, and an upper supporting ring attached to the oifset portions, whereby a flexible receptacle may be supported on the'lower member above the base thereof with said upper ring disposed within said receptacle.

6. A rack or stand for supporting a bag or other receptacle in an upright position comprising a lower relatively broad base portion and an upper portion for maintaining the mouth of a bag or other receptacle expanded, one or more uprights connecting said lower and upper portions and maintaining them in spaced relation, said up rights providing with said upper portion a receiving space between which the upper end of the bag is adapted to be located, said base having a raised position for maintaining the bottom of a supported bag in spaced relation above a supporting surface on which the base is located.

7. A rack or-stand for supporting a bag or other receptacle comprising a relatively broad base with a raised portion, upright means attached adjacent its lower end portion to said base, a member for holding the mouth of the receptacle open, said member being supported below the upper end portion of said upright means whereby a bag or other container may have its mouth inserted over said member and its lower end supported on the raised portion of the base.

JOHN F. DAVENPORT.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,345,654 Wolfe July 6, 1920 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 18,631 Great Britain Dec. 6, 1906 

